Miss Delaware USA

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Miss Delaware USA
Formation1952
Type Beauty pageant
Headquarters Wilmington
Location
Membership Miss USA
Official language
English
Key people
Vincenza Carrieri-Russo
Website Official website

Miss Delaware USA is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Delaware in the Miss USA pageant, and the name of the title held by its winner. The pageant is directed by V&M Productions.

Contents

Delaware had not placed in Miss USA until 2015, where Renee Bull placed in the Top 10. This is additionally Delaware's first, most recent, and only placement. [1]

The current Miss Delaware USA is Alysa Bainbridge of Newark and was crowned on April 28, 2024 at Laird Performing Arts Center of The Tatnall School in Wilmington. Bainbridge represented Delaware at Miss USA 2024.

Results summary

Placements

Delaware has only placed once.

Awards

Winners

Color key
YearNameHometownAge [a] Local titlePlacement at Miss USASpecial awards at Miss USANotes
2024 Alysa Bainbridge Newark 25Miss Newark
2023 Noa Mills Middletown 25Miss Middletown
2022 Grace Lange Newark 22Miss Greenville
2021 Drew Sanclemente Odessa 24Miss Odessa
2020 Katie Guevarra Middletown 26
2019 Jolisa Copeman Middletown 24
2018 Sierra Wright Wilmington 20
2017 Mia Jones Bear 20
2016 Alexandra Vorontsova Newark 20
2015 Renee Bull [1] Middletown 21Top 11 [1] Miss Congeniality [1]
2014 Kelsey Miller Wilmington 23
2013 Rachel Baiocco Bear 21
2012 Krista Clausen Georgetown 18
2011 Katie Hanson Newark 20Contestant on Survivor: Philippines
2010 Julie CitroWilmington26
2009 Kate Banaszak Middletown 24
2008 Vincenza Carrieri-Russo Newark23
2007 Nicole Bosso Newark 20Contestant on Crowned: The Mother of All Pageants
2006 Ashlee Greenwell Middletown 18
2005 Sheena Benton Wilmington 23
2004 Courtney PurdyNewark21
2003 Cheryl Crowe Felton 23
2002 Deborah Hoffman Ocean View 25
2001 Stacey SmithOcean View26
2000 Jennifer BehmWilmington23Winner of season two of MasterChef
1999 Jackie PillaWilmington
1998 Sherri DavisNew Castle
1997 Patricia Gauani Dover
1996 Star BehlClaymont
1995 Nicole GarisWilmington
1994 Teresa KlineBear
1993 Annmarie CorrellHockessin
1992 Julie Ann GriffithWilmington
1991 Laurie LucidonioWilmington
1990 Nicci DentBear
1989 Terri SpruillWilmington
1988 Christina Lee AngelMillsboro
1987 Shellie HaralsonNewark
1986 Lynn Taylor Bear
1985 Sheila SaintsWilmington
1984 Denise LennickWilmington
1983 Shelley PerkinsNewark
1982 Shawna SaintsWilmington
1981 Natalie RamseyWilmington
1980 Karen Giobbe Hockessin
1979 Lisa ToothmanNewark
1978 Donna Lewis New Castle
1977 Debby FaulknerWilmington
1976 Debbie KucherNewark
1975 Sandy McClureWilmington
1974 Cheryl FetkenherNewark
1973 Linda GravesWilmington
1972 Michele VoyerWilmington
1971 Nanette CristWilmington
1970 Marilyn O'NeillNewark
1969 Marsha StoppelWilmington
1968 Diana ParkerWilmington
1967 Dianne JudefindWilmington
1966 Jacqueline KalazinskasClaymont
1965 Shirl ChappellNewark
1964 Christina KloseWilmington
1963 Susan KowalskiNewport
Did not compete in 1962
1961 Ninea Lou RinglerDagsboro
1960 Rose Ann ReedWilmington
1959 Linda E. HumesHarrington
1958 Virginia JeffersonDelmar
1957 Patricia EllingsworthMillsboro
1956 Sandra McCabeSelbyville
1955 Helen Denise BlackwellWilmington
Did not compete between 1953 and 1954
1952 Sue J. LangtonWilmington

Notes

  1. Age at the time of crowning

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Brown, Robin (13 July 2015). "Renee Bull breaks 'Delaware Curse' in Miss USA pageant". The News Journal. p. 7 via Newspapers.com.